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Light + Truth

by Desiring God · English · Devotional & Spiritual

Classic sermons from John Piper to help you see Christ clearly and treasure him truly. Five days a week, 20 minutes per episode. Hosted by Dan Cruver.

New episodes: Daily
Typical length: 27 min
Latest: 14 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026 · 27 minNew

Gratitude Unseats Lust

What loosens lust’s grip on the heart? John Piper shows from Ephesians 5:3–6 how thanksgiving displaces the covetous desires that feed lust.

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13 Oct 2026 · 24 minNew
Know God, Fight Lust
What delight can defeat sexual sin? John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 to show that knowing God himself enables purity.
12 Oct 2026 · 17 minNew
Why God Wills Purity
What does God demand in the fight for sexual purity? John Piper opens 1 Thessalonians 4:1–8 to show that God’s will is holiness of heart and body.
9 Oct 2026 · 28 min
Sexual Desire: God’s Gift, Satan’s Target
What makes Satan’s sexual lies lose their appeal? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 7:1–7 to show how knowing God exposes false satisfaction.
8 Oct 2026 · 19 min
Free to Be a Slave to God
What breaks the grip of enslaving desire? John Piper opens Romans 6:16 to show why true freedom is found not in having no master, but in gladly belonging to God.
7 Oct 2026 · 28 min
God’s Design for Sexual Desire
What turns sexual desire into worship? John Piper shows from 1 Timothy 4:1–5 how God gives marital pleasure to evoke thanksgiving.
6 Oct 2026 · 29 min
Pure Hearts Will See God
What kind of heart will behold God’s glory? John Piper unfolds Matthew 5:8 to show God cleansing divided hearts to delight in his presence.
5 Oct 2026 · 25 min
Grace Gets Us Home
How can you know you’ll reach glory? John Piper opens Romans 8:28–30 to show that God will surely glorify everyone he justifies.
2 Oct 2026 · 27 min
The Man Who Reigns in Heaven
Why does Christ’s humanity matter now? John Piper opens Matthew 21:42 to unveil the man rejected by men, reigning from heaven.
1 Oct 2026 · 21 min
Labor That Is Not in Vain
Can anything done in Christ be wasted? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 15:51–58 to show that life with Christ carries our labor beyond death.
30 Sep 2026 · 30 min
Death Lost Its Sting
What removes death’s terror? John Piper shows from 1 Corinthians 15:51–58 that Christ took the sting of death our sin deserved.
29 Sep 2026 · 30 min
Suffering That Shows Christ
How do believers make Christ’s afflictions visible? John Piper opens Colossians 1:24 to show how we joyfully reveal to others what Christ suffered.
28 Sep 2026 · 28 min
Hope Worth Any Hardship
What makes costly love worth it? John Piper opens 1 Corinthians 15:12–19 to show how resurrection hope frees us to take risks for love’s sake.
25 Sep 2026 · 30 min
A World Fit for Glory
What kind of world awaits God’s children? John Piper opens Romans 8:21 to show creation remade for God’s people to rule and enjoy.
24 Sep 2026 · 26 min
Groaning for Glory
What hope remains in a world of suffering? John Piper opens Romans 8:18–25 to show God subjecting creation to futility in hope of coming glory.
23 Sep 2026 · 28 min
Swallowed Up by Life
What happens when life swallows mortality? John Piper shows from 2 Corinthians 5:4 that God remakes our bodies to see and savor his glory.
22 Sep 2026 · 27 min
Lay Hold of True Life
Why not limit life to what we have here and now? John Piper opens 1 Timothy 6:19 to show that true life is tasted now but fully realized in glory.
21 Sep 2026 · 21 min
Moses and the Rock That Was Christ
Can guilty people count on God’s help? John Piper opens Exodus 17:1–7 to show that Christ bought the help sinners need.
18 Sep 2026 · 25 min
Moses and the Presence We Need
What if your greatest need is not relief? John Piper opens Exodus 17:1–7 to show how God’s presence meets our deepest need.
17 Sep 2026 · 29 min
Joseph and the God Who Works Good
What if God’s good purpose stays hidden for years? John Piper opens Genesis 50:20 to show God working for good while we cannot see it.
16 Sep 2026 · 19 min
Jonah and the People God Pitied
Why does God rescue rebels? John Piper shows from Jonah 4:1–11 how mercy received becomes mercy shown.
15 Sep 2026 · 28 min
Jonah and the Glory of Mercy
Can guilty sinners still cry for mercy? John Piper opens Jonah 2:1–10 to show that God hears guilty rebels who cry to him.
14 Sep 2026 · 27 min
Asa and the Folly of Self-Reliance
Why is self-reliance so foolish? John Piper opens 2 Chronicles 16:9 to show how it forfeits the help God gives to those who trust him.
11 Sep 2026 · 16 min
Give Your Life for Lasting Gain
What gain is worth risking your whole life for? John Piper opens Psalm 25 to show why joy in God frees us for sacrificial love.
10 Sep 2026 · 29 min
The Spirit Meets the Mission’s Needs
What help do we have when suffering comes? John Piper opens 1 Peter 4:14 to show how the Spirit comforts God’s people.
9 Sep 2026 · 29 min
The Spirit Who Opens Eyes
How can rebels come to call Jesus Lord? John Piper shows from 1 Corinthians 12:3 how the Spirit’s power opens eyes to the beauty of Christ.
8 Sep 2026 · 25 min
Everlasting Joy for Every People
Why suffer for the nations? John Piper opens Hebrews 12:2 to show how future joy sustained Christ and compels us.
7 Sep 2026 · 22 min
The Light Hell Cannot Hide
Is there a cause worth every risk? John Piper opens the Scriptures to show how Christ brings sinners out of darkness into the light of his joy.
4 Sep 2026 · 21 min
God’s Love in Christ’s Death
Can we glimpse God’s love in the murder of Christ? John Piper opens Luke 22:1–6 to show that God reveals his love for us in the death he planned for his Son.
3 Sep 2026 · 20 min
The Sin That Saved the World
How did the darkest sin serve salvation? John Piper opens Luke 22:1–6 to show how God guided Judas’s betrayal to serve our salvation.

About Light + Truth

Classic sermons from John Piper to help you see Christ clearly and treasure him truly. Five days a week, 20 minutes per episode. Hosted by Dan Cruver.

Light + Truth is a English devotional & spiritual podcast from Desiring God. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Desiring God
Language: English
Category: Devotional & Spiritual
New episodes: Daily
Typical length: 27 min
Latest episode: 14 Oct 2026
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